I posted the following to our local list.  We have 200+ lists on medical
topics, which might be the common thread here.  BTW the local contact in
the advert has an address about 5 miles from here, but no phone in the
name given.
                                           -Kary
 
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>Date:         Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:59:53 EDT
>Reply-To:     "Owners of lists on SJUVM." <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender:       "Owners of lists on SJUVM." <[log in to unmask]>
>From:         "Paul M. Karagianis" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Child Fun!
>
>I've wasted most of this day trying to figure out a child porn advert
>sent to six ID's on this system after midnight today.  "gopher",
>"listserv", a local maintainer, and 3 non-local ID's: a former problem
>user, a former subscriber and someone at CSEARN that I can't find any
>connection to SJU.  There are indications that other members of the
>subscriber community may have gotten this (forged as [log in to unmask])
>sent to them directly.  If so I'd like some idea how widespread this was
>and if there is some explanation for what this was all about.  My standard
>assumption is that these things tend to be bored kids trying to embarrass
>someone else.
>